Overview
- Texas and Mississippi State are even at 1-1 with a deciding game in Austin after the Longhorns followed a pitchers' duel win with a 7-4 loss.
- Texas opened the series with a 3-1 victory powered by Dylan Volantis' 12 strikeouts as four pitchers totaled 19 punchouts and Sam Cozart secured his seventh save.
- Mississippi State leveled the set 7-4 when a four-run seventh inning, capped by Drew Myers' three-run homer off Thomas Burns, broke a 1-1 tie.
- Texas lifted starter Ruger Riojas after five innings and 71 pitches by plan, with coach Jim Schlossnagle saying the staff is managing his workload for the postseason.
- The split places Texas at 34-10 overall and 14-8 in SEC play with a tie for second in the standings, adding stakes for seeding and potential NCAA regional hosting.